Obituaries

Richard M. Pearl, 46, of Bentley Drive, Manchester, husband of Ana (Portugal) Pearl, died Monday, March 3, 2008. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Minna (Rozinsky) Pearl of West Hartford, and the late David Pearl. He was a graduate of the University of Hartford, and a member of Temple Beth Hillel, South Windsor. Besides his wife and his...

Abraham Moses (Abe) Ruzensky, 94, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday (July 21, 2013). Born in Hartford, son of the late Joseph and Rose Ruzensky, Abe lived in the greater Hartford area his entire life until moving to Palm Beach Gardens, FL in 2009 to be near his son, grandchildren and great grandchildren....

Arnold Mendelsohn, 75 years of age, of Winterset Lane, Simsbury, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Philip and Evelyn (Koch) Mendelsohn. He was Vice President of Engineering for Otis Elevator, Farmington, having initiated the Elevonics 101 program, and had worked there for over forty years. He was a member of...

POST, Henry L. Post, 60 years of age, of West Hartford passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Edna (Gutman) Post of West Hartford and the late Irwin Post. Besides his loving mother, he leaves his brother Albert Post and his wife Pamela (Uman) of Danbury; he was...

Eduard Pogosiants, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Friday, June 1. He was 87. A native of Baku, Azerbaijan, Mr. Pogosiants served in World War II, earning the highest honors bestowed by the Soviet Army. He went on to complete bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering, and had a long and fruitful career in Baku. In the...

Paul Robert Shafer died on (November 9, 2005) in his home in Bloomfield. He was born in Hartford on June 21, 1924. How do you judge the value of a man’s life? Paul was a man who could change with the times and a man who valued history. He was the oldest son of Dr. Alexander and Pauline (Hoffman) Shafer....

Paul Landerman of Abrahms Blvd., West Hartford husband of the late Sally Marholin Landerman died Friday (September 19, 2008). He was an Army Veteran of World War II and was a well known musician and band leader in the Hartford area. he is survived by two sons, Lawrence Landerman and his wife Kathryn of Durham, NC., David Landerman of Bloomfield;...

Barbara (Soloff) Rosenthal, 71, of Harvest Lane, West Hartford, wife of Charles H. Press, died Monday, December 17, 2007. Born in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Max and Mildred (Laden) Soloff. She received a BS degree from Boston University and a Masters from Central Connecticut State University. Barbara began her career at Day, Berry & Howard as...

Eve Goldfeld Kotkin, 88, of West Hartford, wife of the late Atty. David Kotkin, died Thursday (July 21, 2005) in West Hartford. She was born in Woodbridge, CT on November 15, 1916, the daughter of the late David and Rebecca (Sokolovsky) Goldfeld and lived in New Haven for nearly 30 years before moving to Hartford with her adored husband. She...

Beverly (Miskin) Herzfeld, widow of Harry Herzfeld Jr. died September 11, 2008 at Hartford Hospital with her son and daughter at her side. Beverly was born October 10, 1920 and spent her early years in Windsor and Hartford, graduating from Hartford High School in 1938. She also lived in Bloomfield and Newington and resided at Kimberly Hall in Windsor for...

Lillian Kimenker, 96, of West Hartford, died Friday, (May 20, 2011) at home. Born and raised in Hartford, the daughter of Isaac and Osne Goldberg, she resided in West Hartford since 1954. Her loving husband of 63 years, Robert M. Kimenker, predeceased her last year. She attended Central Connecticut State College full-time while her children were young, graduating in 1964,...

Nellie (Rader) Mackler, 99 years of age, of Sayre, PA, formerly of West Hartford, CT, died on February 22, 2014. She was the widow of Harold Mackler. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Yetta (Fleischmann Rader. Nellie was a former member of the Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford, CT. She leaves her daughter,...

Gwendolyn (Lashower) Kavitsky, 93 years of age, of Bloomfield, died Friday, May 23, 2014. She was the widow of Benjamin Kavitsky. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida Lashower. Gwendolyn was secretary to the Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health for the State of Connecticut before she retired. She was a member of United...

Vera (Davidson) Marcus, 80, of Candlewood Dr., Bloomfield, widow of Daniel Marcus, died Thursday, February 23, 2006. Born in Springfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sadie (Vdetsky) Davidson. Mrs. Marcus was a past president of Beth Hillel Synagogue, Bloomfield; two-time past president of the Beth Hillel Synagogue Sisterhood; past president of Jewish Women International; past...

KARGMAN, Lawrence M. Kargman, of West Hartford passed away on Sunday (August 15, 2010). He will be profoundly missed by his children and grandchildren: Howard, Trish, and Nathan Kargman; Elyse, Jay, Bari, and Adam Sloves; Stacia Kargman, Daniel and Corey Lesk; Janice, Brian, Lillian and Aidan Spencer; by his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Sid and Frances Keller; and most especially his...

Harvey A. Lazinsk, beloved husband of Shirley Lazinsk, died peacefully at home on November 2, 2012. In addition to his devoted wife of 61 years, his memory will live on in his four cherished children and their families-his son, Glenn Lazinsk and daughter, Marissa; his daughter Lori Chozick, her husband, Aaron, and their children, Matt, Jackie, and Annie; his daughter...

Joseph Panitch, 88, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Hartford Hospital following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Myra (Wiskind) Panitch; his sister, Anita Erman, his son, Barry Panitch and his wife, Margaret; his daughters, Carol Lipson (Gary) and Nancy Flaggman (Allan); his 3 grandchildren, Mike, Jackie and April, and many close friends and family. Born...

Susan Menis Novick, 60, of Tamarac, FL, passed away on Sunday (December 27, 2009). Beloved wife of Arnold. Devoted mother of Ross (Kate) Novick and Justin (Melissa) Novick. Loving sister of Arnold and Mark Menis. Proud aunt of Stuart, Michael, Andrea and David Menis and Joanna Begun. Adored grandmother of Nathaniel Novick. Funeral will be Wednesday, 1pm, Beth El Cemetery,...

PODOROWSKY, Jay Myles Podorowsky, 56 years of age, of Windsor, CT, after a long illness died, Sunday, September 13, 2009, in the comfort of his home. Jay was born on June 16, 1953, in Hartford, CT, the son of the late Leon and Barbara (Rosenberg) Podorowsky. He grew up in West Hartford, graduated from Conard High School in 1971, and...

ROHINSKY, Harry ?Archie? Rohinsky, 80, of West Hartford, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, in West Hartford, from lung cancer. Harry, also known as ?Archie,? was born in New Haven on January 14, 1927, one of five children to the late Anna (Cutler) and Benjamin Rohinsky. He attended Hillhouse High School in New Haven and thereafter, the University of...